Red Sea Redux: Saudis Call For 'Coalition Of The Willing' To Protect Shipping From Houthis

Iran To Send Revised Proposal To US In 'Days' As 'Tank Tops' Loom, Trump Claims Iran "Informed Us They Are In State Of Collapse" Summary Trump TS claim: Tehran has informed Washington they are in a "state of collapse" and that the Iranians want the US to "open the Hormuz Strait" - as 'tank tops' loom. Trump doesn't appear open to Iran's proposal which hinges on US naval blockade ending & nuclear issue being pushed to future negotiations (CNN). Tehran working on revised plan to be sent in 'few days'. First crude-laden Japanese tanker...

Record Ground Beef Prices May Finally Be Breaking Consumer Demand Last week's retail sales report provided fresh evidence that the K-shaped economy is buckling, with national average gasoline prices still printing above $4 a gallon and discretionary spending weakening. Consumer stress is now surfacing in the grocery aisle: as beef prices hover near record highs, Americans are beginning to trade down to cheaper proteins. Bloomberg cites new data from Chicago-based market research company Circana, showing that beef sales volumes declined .3% during the 13 weeks through mid-July. Volumes had risen about...

According to US intelligence, Iran is quickly restoring missile bunkers and silos after being struck by American and Israeli bombs, and retains close to half their missile launchers along with thousands of drones. Per US Central Command, the US has struck 12,300 targets in Iran since the start of Operation Epic Fury. One of the […]